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'There must be a Before,’ said Rabbit, when Christopher Robin was asked about Before he came to the Forest. And so begins the first of ten tales that take readers back to the time when Pooh Bear sat in Harrods, waiting to be bought for Christopher Robin. Including a furry tale in London Zoo, a ta...

Not Just the Wife of the General Manager is a rollicking memoir of one woman’s life on outback cattle stations, and an homage to the many unsung women like her. With wit and sass, Sally tells the story of how she was so much more than just a wife of a station manager. She was a nurse, a mother, a...

Jade Shaw has lost control.Stuck in the middle of her chaotic family and taken for granted by her self-obsessed boyfriend, Adam, she's forgotten how to speak for herself.The last place she expects to find answers is on the floor outside her flat. But there it is – a mysterious, untitled script, p...

When their family is chosen to foster two young dragons, Ava and Jack can’t believe their luck.The dragons – Graun and Fafnine – turn out to have a special talent for trouble, and Ava and Jack are soon swept into a whirlwind of daring escapes, midnight motorbike rides and flaming vomit.But when a...

'Fantastic' - Cal Newport'A bold vision ... lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning' - Adam Grant Workers across all demographics, industries, and socioeconomic levels report exhaustion, burnout, and the wish for more meaningful lives. Drawing on years of research, Brigid Sch...

THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW YA NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF IF I STAY, GAYLE FORMAN.'Gayle Forman reigns as the queen of breaking hearts with a touch of magic'- Adam Silvera, author of They Both Die at the EndOne spring afternoon after school, Amber arrives home on her bike. It's just another perfe...

For fans of the hit show, Death in Paradise, comes the real story of a British detective fighting crime and uncovering mysteries in the Caribbean sun . . . The Real Death in Paradise recounts the two years Inspector Richard Preston spent as one of twelve young police officers seconded to the seem...

Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out student at NYU. Between exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it's normal to feel overwhelmed. It doesn't help that she's always been the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy's latest low is devastatin...

Kaum etwas ist so vielschichtig wie die Geschichte: Historische Epochen scheinen oft fremd und faszinierend, und doch wirkt das Vergangene immer auch in die Gegenwart hinein; Werte, Selbstverständnis und Zukunftsentwürfe einer Gesellschaft sind mitgeprägt von ihrer Vorgeschichte. Diese Spannung v...

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